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Community health centers bring affordable, quality care to our neighborhoods. For many — especially the most vulnerable Americans — these clinics are the only opportunity to see a doctor. But dysfunction from congressional Republicans has put these lifesaving centers on the chopping block.
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Congressional negotiations over the Pentagon's annual budget are usually a staid affair, with much of the focus on lawmakers’ favored pork projects. But on June 29, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) won nearly unanimous support on the appropriations committee for her measure to sunset the post-9/11 authorization for the use of military force, or AUMF, essentially a blank check for American wars.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Barbara Lee, both of California, are in San Francisco on Friday, discussing the proposed GOP tax plan. Both have been blunt about their disapproval of the Tax Cuts and Jobs act. Specifically, they are opposed to eliminating medical, student loans and state and local tax deductions.
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That most Americans — and many members of Congress — first learned about our extensive operations in Niger after four of our brave soldiers were killed is indicative of just how far we’ve distanced ourselves from these ongoing wars.
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White House chief of Staff John Kelly must apologize to Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) for his "blatant lies," according to a statement released Sunday by 17 female members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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The women of the Congressional Black Caucus on Sunday called on White House chief of staff John Kelly to apologize for his "reprehensible" remarks about Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson (D), in which he accused her of bragging about securing funding at a building dedication honoring slain FBI agents.
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After meeting with major tech firms like Facebook and Uber this week, the co-chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus Diversity Tech 2020 Task Force, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Butterfield say they are not optimistic diversity in tech will improve.
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In case you missed it: It was standing room only for the Oct. 14 screening of Peralta TV’s documentary “Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers” at Alameda’s City Hall. U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, who worked in the community for the Black Panther Party, told the audience that the film demonstrates the relevance today of the Black Panthers legacy.
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus will be heading to Silicon Valley in the coming week, where they will press tech companies to make their work forces and corporate board rooms more diverse.
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Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland and Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., kick off an initiative in San Francisco on Monday pressing for greater diversity and inclusion in Silicon Valley’s booming technology industry.
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WASHINGTON — For more than an hour, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s high-profile chief operating officer, sheepishly pledged to “do better” — over and over — as stern-faced members of the Congressional Black Caucus grilled her on Thursday about Russian ads aimed at exploiting racial divisions during last year’s election.
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“The Congressional Black Caucus is not only the heart and soul of the resistance movement in Congress but also leading on so many issues that we care about here in the Bay Area,” said Lee, a caucus member. READ MORE

If we ever hope to stem the tide of wealth inequality and close the racial wealth divide in our country, we must confront the forces of systematic and institutional racism that have long stunted wealth creation in communities of color. READ MORE